deviant

UK /ˈdiː.vi.ənt/ US /ˈdiː.vi.ənt/
noun 4adj 1

Definitions

adj

1

Characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.

At the trial, the extent of his deviant behaviour became clear.

He’s like more successful but equally morally abhorrent right-wing undercover operative James O’Keefe’s non-union Mexican equivalent, a dunce whose one move involves incompetently attempting to frame figures of seemingly unimpeachable moral integrity, like Robert Mueller or good old Mayor Pete, as deviant sex criminals like Wohl’s God Donald Trump by unsuccessfully trying to get people to come forward with bogus sexual assault allegations.

noun

1

A person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.

He was branded as a deviant and ostracized.

2

A thing, phenomenon, or trend that deviates from an expectation or pattern.

As the graph shows, the March sales trend is the deviant.

3

A member of the online art community DeviantArt.

In contrast to Flickr, deviantArt offers a broad range of user affordances, enabling both synchronous and asynchronous interpersonal and group communication, as well as networking with other deviants and the surveillance of the work of others (through the deviantWATCH affordance).

While I myself have no problems as far as favoriting instead of commenting is concerned, since a lot of deviants are like this, I thought it was right to tell people how to comment correctly.

noun

1

Alternative letter-case form of deviant (“a member of the online art community DeviantArt”).

Matuszczak credits the advice offered up by fellow “Deviants” for his artistic and technical development. […] In such a thicket of creativity, notes Gamiddo, who says he spends up to 10 hours a week on the site, “you have to do some work to get noticed. You get what you give.” In keeping with this philosophy, he has operated over the past three years as a news administrator, heralding the latest software and contests, such as the recent competition calling for Deviants to design a new icon for the legendary metal band Megadeth.

Cosgrove is one of many Deviants — as DeviantArt users call themselves — who believe that the unbiased commentary and advice of his peers has been crucial in their professional advancement. […] Cosgrove has created a tutorial about what he does and studies tutorials fellow Deviants have posted.

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